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| Coronavirus: Portugal added to UK exemption list as Croatia is removed | Coronavirus: Portugal added to UK exemption list as Croatia is removed |
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| UK tourists will no longer need to quarantine after holidaying in Portugal, but travellers returning from Croatia will now have to self-isolate. | UK tourists will no longer need to quarantine after holidaying in Portugal, but travellers returning from Croatia will now have to self-isolate. |
| Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said people will need to self-isolate for 14 days on return from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago. | Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said people will need to self-isolate for 14 days on return from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago. |
| The changes apply to anyone arriving after 04:00 BST on Saturday. | The changes apply to anyone arriving after 04:00 BST on Saturday. |
| Meanwhile, the Scottish government has added Switzerland to the lists of countries on its quarantine list. | Meanwhile, the Scottish government has added Switzerland to the lists of countries on its quarantine list. |
| It comes after thousands of British holidaymakers made a last-minute dash to get home from France last weekend, before quarantine measures came into force. | |
| The Department of Transport has advised people in Croatia, Trinidad and Tobago and Austria to follow local rules and check the Foreign Office website for further information. | |
| In a statement, it urged employers to be "understanding of those returning from these destinations who now will need to self-isolate". | |
| People who do not self-isolate when required can be fined up to £1,000 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. In Scotland the fine is £480, and up to £5,000 for persistent offenders. | |
| The UK introduced the compulsory 14-day quarantine for arrivals from overseas in early June. | |
| But the following month, the four UK nations unveiled lists of "travel corridors", detailing countries that were exempt from the rule. | |
| Since then it has periodically updated that list, adding and removing countries based on their coronavirus infection rates and how they compare with the UK's. | |
| The UK provides the largest number of overseas tourists to Portugal, with more than two million tourists visiting every year. | |
| The Algarve coast is the most popular destination, with 1.2 million visitors from the UK last year. | |
| According to the Department for Transport, weekly coronavirus cases are on the rise in Croatia, Austria, Trinidad and Tobago as follows: | |
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